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room data. Room-in-room systems, such as the extended Se:cube Max from Sedus, are suitable solutions for existing structures and are both acoustically and visually attractive. Inspired by Japanese interiors, the Zen Pod from Abstracta also creates acoustically shielded spaces that can be used for digital meetings, quiet conversations and work requiring full concentration. Te Flexia lamp from Artemide also takes its inspiration from Japan, and its origami-influenced design absorbs sound from its surroundings. Solutions like Silento Screen from the Lanab Group, which can be set up quickly to create meeting zones or individual workstations in open- plan offices, are designed to help people focus in a busy environment. More compact options include seating modules like Mute Focus from Swedish manufacturer Horreds and the upholstered Buddyhub unit from Pedrali, both of which provide small acoustic islands that allow users to concentrate on work in open office landscapes.
Healthier workplaces: ergonomic and antiviral products Te pandemic has raised the profile of healthy workplaces and hygiene is now increasingly finding its way into office design. Te spectrum of current solutions ranges from ergonomic furniture for the workplace to room ventilators and antiviral surfaces. Te lamps from Italian manufacturer Artemide featuring Integralis technology disinfect the surfaces they illuminate, for example.
Alongside a packed educational programme, Orgatec is offering benefits that only an in-person event can bring – networking and socialising. Known for being the place to meet anyone who is anyone in the workplace design world, the fair will provide opportunities for people to catch up on the past few tumultuous years.
As part of the peer-to-peer networking, Orgatec is offering guided tours to highlight the different themes, put together by architects for architects. Te tours give an overview of the fair’s spectrum of products and services, and allow professionals to exchange ideas with each other on the key issues facing the sector – hybrid working, the green office and office design more generally. Tis year’s Orgatec follows the inaugural Orgatec Tokyo which saw over 20,000 visitors gathered to see the latest trends in hybrid workplace design and furniture from 80 brands from eight countries. Te show made it clear that there’s potential for growth in the Asian workspace industry.
When the office furnishings industry finally meets again in person at Orgatec in October, the discussion will not only illustrate the rapid pace of change in the world of work, they will also show the ongoing move towards healthy, sustainable and intelligently organised office environments. And the importance of in-person events for people to get together to talk and do business.
Clockwise Attendees exit the Orgatec 2018 event. Guests and exhibitors from the workplace design community mingle. Workplaces – though still the main focus of the event – have changed drastically in the last few years
KOELNMESSE GMBH, HARALD FLEISSNER
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